assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryo period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
to mix; to stir; to scramble; to churn
good flavor (flavour); good taste; umami (fifth category of taste in food); skill; cleverness; profit
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
to differ; to vary; to disagree
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to join; to be put together; to combine; to unite; to fit; to close (e.g. of a wound)
outside of one's area of expertise
baron; Irish cobbler (variety of potato)
give up; relinquish; serve up; let loose
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
wife and children; (arch.) wife
hidden village (esp. hidden retreat for nobles or refuge for soldiers of a defeated army); isolated village; legendary land (deep in mountains or underground); Shangri-La
to make sense; to be meaningful
emptiness; hollowness; vacancy; inanity; pointlessness; meaninglessness
manly; sportsmanlike; pure (heart, actions, etc.); upright; (arch.) unsullied (e.g. scenery or object); (arch.) pure
leadership; initiative; spearhead
performance of one's official duties
serving concurrently as; holding the additional post of; additional post
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
come, come; come; come now; here you go; here; when handing something
to change (lower-body clothing: shoes, pants, skirt, etc.); to put on (the wrong shoes)
being somewhat excited (agitated)
real intention; true motive; true meaning
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
to become indisposed; to feel unwell; to have one's physical condition deteriorate
recuperation; medical treatment
appearing in one's finest clothes; appearing in one's hour of triumph
to get angry; to lose one's temper
adherent; devotee; believer
castle town; fortified town
blue dragon (an auspicious creature in Chinese mythology); Azure Dragon (god said to rule over the eastern heavens)
inside of a castle; area surrounded by castle walls
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
well; in good health; safe; free from accident
generation; lifetime; the age; the day; the first (e.g. Elizabeth I); issei
severe (injury, handicap, etc.); serious
state funeral; national funeral
form; method; system; formula
ritual; religious service; festival